Comments on “Hobnob
Luke Tucker@luketucker · Venture Associate @SultanVentures
Love the app and especially the mobile website that guests see! What's the thinking behind inviting people through phone numbers only?
Tina Fitch@tf808 · Co-founder/CEO Hobnob
Thanks, @luketucker ! We felt the phone is where the contacts you actually interact with in real life reside, so wanted to start there. It also allows us to offer an experience that is as close to natural texting behavior as possible, but with none of the annoyances, e.g. you can opt out of group chat, regardless of phone service provider, or request daily s… See more
Luke Tucker@luketucker · Venture Associate @SultanVentures
@tf808 Cool. I think the mobile-first experience and SMS focus is a good approach and frankly a competitive advantage from a product side. I do think the integration with email will be an important one, especially from the newsletter and community engagement (reminder emails, daily digests of event comments, etc.). There's so much with events that could be … See more
Tina Fitch@tf808 · Co-founder/CEO Hobnob
@luketucker Yes! It's an exciting space. We want to keep the product tight, beautiful and intuitive - but there's definitely a lot of opportunity around private and public events. Thanks for your support!